Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen has partnered with aviation hardware and software solutions provider Bad Elf to develop a wireless data transfer system for aircraft owners and operators.
The partnership has integrated the newly launched Jeppesen Distribution Manager (JDM) Mobile flight data update technology with the Bad Elf’s Wombat portable device to update avionics data cards.
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The JDM Mobile and Wombat integrated technology will initially support the avionics systems developed by Garmin and Avidyne.
Over the next few months, the technology will include additional avionics systems that are being used across the general and business aviation sectors, reaching more than 80% of JDM customers.
Jeppesen Data Solutions, Product and Portfolio Management director Mike Abbott said: “Previously, many aircraft operators needed to update data cards offsite, which often meant working a long distance from their aircraft due to a dependency on traditional landline PC technology.
“Through our relationship with Bad Elf, most of our general and business aviation customers will now be able to use JDM Mobile and the Wombat device to wirelessly update essential charts and data, right in the cockpit.
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By GlobalData“This capability also extends to tens of thousands of customers operating legacy avionics that are not designed for wireless navigation data update capabilities.”
Jeppesen data subscribers using supported avionics platforms will be able to use JDM Mobile to download data updates on an iPhone or iPad and then wirelessly connect to the Wombat device to transfer flight information to avionics data cards.
The process will enable pilots to update their avionics with current data before taking off to the skies.
Additionally, Jeppesen has developed its Navigation Data (NavData) using a comprehensive aviation database, which features more than one million records.
In order to ensure accuracy, Jeppesen flight information analysts edit and confirm nearly 150,000 database transactions generated from the global aviation data source documents in every 28-day revision cycle.
